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Original Content Classic Rotation: Jay Z's "Reasonable Doubt" "Reasonable Doubt" gave us an uncompromising portrait of Jay Z the hustler before the superstardom and entrepreneurial exploits. By Patrick Lyons June 25, 2016
Society The Memes From Joe Budden's Car Chase Are Hilarious Joe Budden is a meme now. By Danny Schwartz July 25, 2016
Original Content The 10 Best Five Fingers Of Death Freestyles Counting down the rappers who've survived and thrived on Sway In The Morning's "real MCs only" freestyle challenge, The Five Fingers Of Death. By Patrick Lyons June 24, 2016
Original Content Top 5 Childish Gambino Collaborations Looking back at some of Gambino's best collaborative moments. By Trevor Smith June 20, 2016
Profiles Meet Rob $tone: The “Smilin’-Ass Nigga” Behind “Chill Bill” INTERVIEW: Rob $tone talks growing up in San Diego, his 1207 crew and the success of his debut single "Chill Bill." By Danny Schwartz November 08, 2016
Original Content 10 Essential Hodgy Tracks Looking back at Hodgy's career so far. By Danny Schwartz December 05, 2016
Reviews Royce Da 5'9" "Book Of Ryan" Review Royce Da 5'9"s "Book Of Ryan" is a triumph in storytelling, lyricism, and self-reflection. By Mitch Findlay May 09, 2018
Original Content What Will The Next Generation Of Rappers Sound Like? What will hip-hop's next-generation sound like? We unpack some of hip-hop's evolution to better understand where it's headed. By Karlton Jahmal March 19, 2018
Original Content Where & How Do We Draw The Line: Supporting Artists Who Are Inherently Problematic How do we go about making the difficult but necessary distinction between the artist and the individual? By Luke Hinz March 15, 2018
Original Content Meet Phresher: From "Wait A Minute" To Recording With Eminem Brooklyn rapper Phresher is about to leave his mark on the game - wait a goddamn minute and get acquainted. By Mitch Findlay January 30, 2018
Original Content Did J. Cole & Lil Pump's Sit-Down Really Help Bridge The Generational Divide? Will J. Cole really be able to bridge the gap between the old heads and the youth? By Narsimha Chintaluri June 08, 2018
Original Content Top 25 Best Jay-Z Songs Of All Time Jay-Z's legendary career has yielded an endless supply of timeless classics. By Brendan Bures April 05, 2018